Bail.



e. RUSSELL.

BAIL.

APPLICATION FILED D20. 2, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

4' In ven tori Zvz'tn sses THE NORRIS FETERS :0, WASHINGTON B4 c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE RUSSELL, 0F MGKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, .ASSIGNOR T0 PITTSBURGH CANCOMPANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

BAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May16, 1911.

Application filed December 2,1910. Serial No. 595,291.

My invention relates to bails, and has special reference to loose bailsfor being connected to articles having flanged ends or heads, such aspalnt and other cans.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple andeflicientloose form of a bail, which can be easily and conveniently placed arounda flanged head can, so that it will engage with the flange on said canhead or end in carrying the same and will be held from dropping off ordown on the can-on which it is used by the handle on said bail.

To these ends my invention consists, generally stated, in the novelarrangement, construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter morespecifically set forth and described and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains toconstruct and use my improved bail, I will describe the same more fully,referring to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a can hav-,

ing my improved'bail applied thereto: Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bailin position for being placed around the can. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sideelevation of a portion of the can with the bail applied thereto andshowing the same at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view showinganother form of the bail.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of thefigures of the drawin is illustrated in the drawing, a represents anordinary metal can, such as for use in containing paints, foods or othergoods or materials, and such can is of theusual'construction and shapeand provided with the heads or ends I) thereon, which are secured to thebody a of the can by the usual seam o and forming an outwardly extendingflange (Z beyond said body portion.

The bail is shown at 1 and preferably consists of two flexible bands 2and 3, which are formed of very thin sheet metal, and are adapted to beconnected at their endsto an on, so that when placed in an uprightposition, the ordinary curved handle 6, preferably, formed of wire, canbe connected to said links by the ends on said handle fitting around theupper end 5 on said links by their bent portions 7 and the ends edges ofthe same being positioned adjacent to and such ends being substantiallyin parallel line with the body 6 of said handle to hold said handle inconnection with said links. The ends of the bands 2 of the bail l areloosely connected to the vertical body or side portions 4 of the links lby such ends being bent around said portions and against the bodyportion 2 of said band as at 2", and one end of the other band 3 isconnected to "the other side portion 4 of one of the links 4, in likemanner, as at 3". Before the bail l is placed around the can a, the band3 is of such a length as to allow the operator to sever the said band atthe free end 8 of the same to make the proper length for attaching thesame to said band and the body 3' of such band is punched out adjacentto said end 8 to form the clip or lip 9, so that when said bail ispassed around the can a such end 8 can be passed through the other orfree link 4 and then be bent around the other side portion 4L on saidlink from the attached end on the band 2 to loosely connect said end tosaid link, which will also allow said end to be placed under said lipand against said body to hold said end in place and the bail 1 aroundthe said can, as at 8.

It will be evident that' the ends of the bands 2 and 3, other than thefree end on the band 3,, can be permanently attached to the body of suchbands by riveting or in any other suitable manner, and other means ofattaching the free end on the band 3 to the body of such band may beemployed, while more than two links can be employed for being connectedto the bands. be evident that a single band 1' can be used on the bailwith one end attached around a link by bending the same around the bodyof said link in like manner as the end 2", so that the bail can beplaced around the can a, and the other end 8 on said band connected tosaidlink, as desired, in which case the other or opposite link forcarrying the han- It will also 7 dle with the first named link can beheld and positioned by said band in a. seat 10 formed in the bottom edgeof said band by a cut away portion, as shown in Fig. 4.

Various other changes in the design and construction of my improved bailmay be re sorted to without departing from the spirit of the inventionor sacrificing any of its advantages.

It will thus be seen that my improved bail can be easily and cheaplymanufactured and the bands from waste material in the forming of thecans to which it is employed, while it can be quickly placed around thecan for instant use, so that when in place on the can, such can will beenabled to be carried by the bail being under and contacting with theend flanged seams on the can. The bail will be prevented from droppingdown on the can by the handle thereon engaging or coming in contact withside edges of the cans end flanges, so that the bail will thus always beready for use, while at the same time it can easily and quickly bedetached from the can by opening up the lip and bending back the end ofthe band engaging with such lip in order that such end can be passedback through the link to free the same from such link and the bail thebail being flexible they will readily conform to the circular shape ofthe can body and thereby form a neat and finished piece of work when inplace on a can having seamed heads, or ends, more particularly when suchbands are formed from the same material as such cans.

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-In combination with a can or other receptacle having a projectingportion extending out from the sides of the same, of a bail for fittingaround the body portion of said receptacle and for engaging under andwith said projecting portion, said bail comprising a band having a linkwithin the same and one end of which band is connected to another link,a lip punched out from said band for fitting over the other or free endof said band after such end is passed through and bentaround such lastnamed link in placing the bail around said receptacle, and a handleconnected to said links and extending over said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I, the said Gnoncn i RUssELL, have hereunto set myhand.

GEORGE RUSSELL. -Witnesses J. N. COOKE, JAMES L. VVEHN.

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